Market Insights

  1. Founders Advises Zigatta in its Acquisition by Improving Enterprises

     BIRMINGHAM, AL (January 26, 2023) – Founders is pleased to announce that Zigatta, LLC (Zigatta) has been acquired by Improving Enterprises (Improving), a modern digital services company. Improving is a portfolio company of Trinity Hunt Partners and is led by CEO Curtis Hite. Zigatta is an industry leading niche staffing, consulting, and solutions firm specializing…

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  2. Founders Martin Luther King Jr. Serve Day 2023

    This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Founders team invested in the local community by working at Barrett Elementary School to improve the facilities for the children who attend. Barrett Elementary is a pre-K through 5th grade school with over 500 students on the outskirts of downtown Birmingham. A bi-annual tradition, Founders staff spends one…

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  3. Preparing Your MSP for a Transaction

    By: Chris Weingartner Most owners of Managed Service Providers, at some point, will consider selling all or part of their company.  Whether the transaction is prompted by a desire to retire, pursue other career objectives, or simply take advantage of a robust market for MSP acquisitions, there are some basic preparations that owners can take…

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  4. Celebrated Experiences Secures Significant Investment from Snowdon Partners to Fuel Further Innovation and Growth

    ATLANTA, Georgia (January 13, 2023) – Luxury Destination Specialist and Hotel Marketing Company, Celebrated Experiences, has announced a partnership with Snowdon Partners, a private investing firm based in Montreal, Canada. Snowdon Partners is the direct investing arm of Sweet Park Capital, the family office for businessman Aldo Bensadoun, founder of Aldo Group. This partnership further…

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  5. Founders 2023 Kick-Off

    At the beginning of each new year, the Founders team comes together at the Birmingham headquarters to reflect on the prior year and look forward to the one ahead. After gathering for a big team breakfast, the firm took time to revisit our goals from the beginning of 2022 and recognize the achievements of the…

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  6. Questions Every MSP Owner Should Ask Their M&A Advisor

    Amidst continuing consolidation in the industry, many owners of Managed Service Providers and other IT Services companies are assessing whether the time is right for them to take some chips off the table and consider undertaking a transaction.  Given the years of effort and energy it took to grow their company to a transaction-ready size,…

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